Corn-rack.



J. H. BROWN.

CORN RACK.

APPLICATION nun) JAH.19, 1912.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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E. BROWN, OF ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO J. G. VURTELE, OF

' CHICAGO, ILLENOIS.

CORN-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Sept. as, 1912.

Application filed. January 19, 1912. Serial No. 872,251.

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Be it known that/l, JAMES H. thrown, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Charles, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Corn Racks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to corn racks for drying or testing cars of corn,and the object of the invention is to provide a light, simplyconstructed, durable rack which may be knocked down for storage orshipment, and be easily and quickly set up when wanted for use.

Another object is to provide a rack so constructed that the partsthereof are interchangeable, so that new parts may" be substituted forold ones which have become lost or destroyed.

I obtain my objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 a perspective view of the complete rack. Fig. 2 is aperspective View illustrating the manner oi attaching or detaching thesupporting arms. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the panelshowing part of an arm in position therein and Fig. 4 a plan sectiontaken on the line 4l l. Fig. 3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The main body of the device consists of a board or panel a made fromsome light, du-

rable material; for example-wood, wood fiber or the like. It is of awidth somewhat less than the length of an ordinary ear of corn; forexample-its total width may be about 5 inches, more or less. Its heightwill 40 depend upon the capacity desired and will ordinarily be from 2to 3 feet in height. Grooves a are formed near the lateral vertic-aledges of the panchthese being arranged in pairs on opposite surfaces ofthe panel.

There is a pair at each edge of the panel.

At frequent intervals; for exatriple-2ginches apart, more or less,are-horizontal notches a which preferably extend as far into the boardas the inner edge of the mar-- so ginal grooves.

The arms 6 which support the ears of corn are formed of sprin wire, themajor portion bein adapted to lie ap roximatcly horizontal when inposition, an turning'up ,ut. the ends to retain the ears. An eye Z) isformed midway between the ends of each arm and is connectet'l with thehorizontal portion of the arm -l ytwo approximately vertical andparallel portions 0. The wire is of such diameter as to enable it to fitsnugly into the marginal grooves (1 and in the assembled device the armsare held in close contact with the bottom of the grooves by the pressureexerted as a result of the re silience of the eye.

in assembling the parts of the rack the eye is first inserted into oneof the notches a, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2. The 0 'crator nextswings the lower portion of the arm toward the grooves a, at the sametime springing the portions 6 apart so that they. will pass over theedge of the panel. The operator. continues this movement until finallysaid vertical portions 5 reach the vertical grooves, whereupon they snapinto place under the pressure exerted by the eye. B y preference, theeyes are somewhat larger in diameter than the distance between theparallel portion 6 and in the best design the parts are so proportionedthat the curvaturc at the top of the eye will cause the eye to contactboth the-upper and lower edges of the groove, iis illustrated in Fig. 3.This prevents any vertical movement. It will be noted that after thearms have been snapped into place, the curvature of the eye at the topis greater than when the arm is being inserted. Thus the arm is mostsecure after it has been finally adjusted to place. As the portions 71tend to maintain their parallelism the arms are secured after they havebeen adjusted and there is little, if any, looseness or lost motion. Thearms may be, and preferably are, all of exactly the same size and shape,and are, therefore, interchangeable. The-eyes bserve an additionalfunction, to-wit, they project from the faces of the panel and therebyprevent the. cars from lying close to the panel which would hindercirculation of air and prevent complete and uniform drying of the ear,

Having thus described my invention. what I claim as new and desire tosecure byLotters Patent is:

l. A com rack comprising a panel having marginal grooves and notchesextending thereto from the edge of the panel and resilient arms forsupporting the ears of earn,

said arms being adapted to enter said grooves and notches and therebyhold themselves in position upon the panel.

2. A corn rack having vertical marginal grooves on opposite sidesthereof and horizontal notches in the edge, and resilient arms havingapproximately horizontal portionsjor supporting the corn ears,-saidhorizontal portionsbeing united by'an eye and.

s lo there being parallel vertical portions extending from thehorizontal portions to the eye, said horizontal portions being adaptedto spring into said grooves, and the eye be ing adapted to enter one ofsaid notches.

v3:1Aieorn'rack comprising a panel having marginal grooves andtransverse notches alongxthe edges, and resilient arms for supportingthe. ears of corn, said arms having eyes formed therein adapted to enterthe notches tohold the arms from movement 20 lengthwise of the grooves,said eyes being of considerably greater diameter than the thickness ofthe panel to thereby hold the MARGARET D. Roma, 7 MAX S. RosENzvvEIG.

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